Sharply
racehorse Sydney Cup winner
racehorse Sharply was foaled in 1956 and was by EdwardsII out of the mare
Sprite (by Fresco)
His
"magnificent year" was 1961 when the gelding won the Sydney
Cup defeating Tulloch,
STC Cup, Chelmsford
Stakes and Ipswich
Cup, ridden by B Howlett and carrying 9 stone 3 pounds.
His
form tapered off after this though he did run third in the 1962 Rosehill
Cup and later thrid in the 1965 Queen
Elizabeth Stakes behind Fair
Patton.
| EdwardsII |
Nasrullah |
Nearco |
| Mumtaz
Begum |
| Cattewater |
Solario |
| Plymstock |
| Sprite |
Fresco |
Solario |
| Frioline |
| The
Darter |
Heroic |
| Soaring |
